Thompson v. Essex Wire Co.

Plaintiff, John W. Thompson, an empoyee and foreman with Kalamazoo Industrial Services, Inc., an independent contractor, brought this action for injuries sustained when he was burned severely about the face and arms while dismantling a pipe, containing concentrated sulfuric acid, during the course of his employment upon the premises of defendant, Essex Wire Company, located in Three Rivers, Michigan. Plaintiff claimed that the accident and resulting injuries were caused by the negligence of defendant. Defendant, in its answer, denied any negligence and pleaded, by way of affirmative defense,…